HENRY FORD

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THE ASSEMBLY LINEinvented by: Henry Fordwhen: December 1, 1913

Allowed mass productions of products to be assembled efficiently from operation to operation until completed though an arrangement of workers, equipment, and machines. What problem did this solve?The manufacturing of a car (model T) could be broken down into 84 steps. The Model T had interchangeable parts; therefore, it could be organized quicker, which increased profit, and reduced wasted effort. How did this change peoples lives? The work day was shortened from 9 hours to 8 hours Workers were payed $5 a day More people could buy cars that were inexpensive-- sales fell from $850 to $360 in 1930 which is triple their 1912 level. Spread to many industrial nations, allowing them to make large profitsBy Lily FreytagInventions BeforeDuring the early 19th century, the development of machine tools such as the screw-cutting lathe, metal planer, and milling machine, allowed the production of interchangeable parts. Metal plannerMilling machineScrew- cutting tableInventions Afterby 1927, 15 million model T cars were produced, increasing transportation Positive and negative effects Positive: Production levels increaseworkers able to focus on manufacturing one small part of the product, not the entire thing increased use of machines: FAST--> cheaper goods produced for middle and upper class Americanseconomy expanding

Negative: Small, local businesses owned by middle and lower classes were shut down less workers were needed so lower class had hard time finding jobsrich=richer, poor=poorerenvironment polluted It became a more efficant way for factories to produce more output with less workers

more airplanes could be produced in smaller time

today we still use assembly lines for almost anything

To what extent does innovation and technology create a better world? Works Cited "Assembly Line." Assembly Line. Accessed November 24, 2013. http://www.willamette.edu/~fthompso/ MgmtCon/Assembly_Line.html.

"Henry Ford and the Assembly Line." About.com 20th Century History. Accessed November 24, 2013. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/Ford--Assembly-Line.htm.technology allows us to communicate faster (across the ocean in shorter time) create ideas that can help others -- medicines prevent ad control diseases advance and learn things about our surroundings contact any person from anywhere in the world